Month: November 2009

Facebook in the office makes employees work better

Using Facebook at work could actually improve the performance of employees, says an article in Advertising Age. Approximately 54% of American companies have banned Facebook and other social networks in offices, according to figures compiled by USA Today. That's because employers are worried about lower productivity or their company getting bad press. Well they shouldn't…

Stocking-fillers for kids – tiny solar-powered gadgets

A good stocking- filler for the kids, this tiny whizzing car runs on solar-power and scoots at high speed over the floor when you put it under the sun. Its light weight & tiny size, means it can shoot around really quickly when its solar panel gets direct light. Cute, and seeing how kids -…

iTunes for Magazines?

Three big publishing houses have sought to perk up the magazine market by setting up an "iTunes for magazines". Time Inc and Conde Nast and Hearst are planning to create an online store where digital editions of their biggest magazine names would available to download - at a cost. They hope that the online store…

Cutest speakers ever? Speakal's iPom and iPig…

Want to get speakers for your iPod or laptop but tired of all that minimalist black and silver? Meet the iPig. He's pink, round and plastic and plays your music while looking like, well, a pig. Putting whimsy and colour back into gadget design iPigs - also the iPanda, the iBoo and the iPom -…

Find movies on the go – Google Mobile Search makes movie trips easier

Searching for movies near you while out and about? Google just made it a lot easier. Google Mobile Search now presents movies near you in easy-to-use listings form, listings that take account of your current location and what time it is. So much more helpful and so much easier than browsing the mobile sites of…

The water-powered clock: the most eco-friendly timepiece ever?

It doesn't need batteries, solar panels or winding, it just needs water. The Water Powered Clock sounds like something out of mythology, but it's real and it's turning H2O into energy somewhere near you. All you have to do to keep the clock ticking is change the water every six months. It uses "the latest…

Tesco gets the iPhone

Is there anything Tesco's doesn't do? The British supermarket chain announced today that they are releasing the iPhone on Tesco Mobile. The 3G and the 3Gs will be available from Tesco stores with mobile phone sections and from Tesco Direct - their online store in the very near future. We don't know what the deal…

The alphabet made out of glands – thanks science

So apparently you can make the letters of the alphabet by stretching weirdly shaped glands. These impressive photographs arose from a conference in America, the annual Olympus BioScapes contest. The glandular font was created by Dr. Ma. Ivy Clemente. Thank god for scientists. [via Boing Boing]